Mirth for citizens: or, A comedy for the country. Shewi[n]g, a young farmer his unfortunate marriage, his wife is so [ ]urrish, so currish in carriage; he married her for beauty, for his own delight, now he repents it both day and night. By physognomy, adviseth young men that at wenches skip, to be sure to look bef[o]re that they lip; to leap at a venture and catch a fall, raising the f[o]re head, breaks horns, and all. To th[e] tune of, Ragged, torn, and true

People / Organizations

• Abraham Miles (Author)
• John Wright Jr. ("printed for")
• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for Jo. Wright, J. Clarke W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger, [between 1681 and 1684

Publication year

1681-1684

ESTC No.

R188577

Grub Street ID

76475

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcut) ; 1°.

Note

Verse - "Hey boys my fathers dead,"

Place and date of publication suggested by Wing

Signed at end; By Abraham Miles

In two parts, printed side by side

Catalogued from Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Pepys Ballads, facsimile volume 4, p. 117 and 144.

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